Events

Bumblebees need specific habitat, and you can provide this in your own spaces.

Wear weather appropriate attire for a SNOWY overseeding. We will rake the snow and sow seeds provided by Bill and Dotty Zales

Gorgeous photographs of the plants to be offered at the Spring Plant Sale, along with ideas and descriptions.

Join Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and Loess Hills Wild Ones to learn about invasive species and help clear the edges of a remnant prairie.

A presentation by Deborah Q. Lewis, curator of the Ada Hayden Herbarium at Iowa State University. Co-sponsored by the Woodbury County Conservation Foundation and the Loess Hills Wild Ones.

A photographic exploration of the sights and wildlife along the trail system of Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve by Randy Williams.

Meet with Master Gardeners Cheri and Tom Stewart to design options for a Butterfly Garden

Learn to measure, pack, and label seed packets for Seed Exchange

Booth and Tables at the Garden Show

Rod has been a Biology instructor at Western Iowa Tech Community College since 1989 and earned an M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Iowa in 1979

Celebrate Iowa Wildflower Month by joining us for a walk through this woodland to view the diversity of spring wildflowers.

Native Plant Sale pick up from Pre-Sale

Identify Leafy Spurge and explore several options for management

Spend a full day in the field learning basic field collecting techniques, ethics, field notes, plant pressing, plant identification, proper labeling, mounting, and much more!

Hosted walks with a knowledgeable ambassador at each site. From beginner to established gardens.

Garden Walks with knowledgeable Host and a Wild Lawyers Talk with Roseanne Plante

In Person Social of Member's Only FRIDAY with food, music, beverages, and a discount on purchase price.

Saturday and Sunday open to the Public

Private and Public Garden Tours and a Pocket Prairie. Wild Mess In Progress, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center Butterfly Garden, Railroad Museum Gardens.

The hike (approximately a little more than one mile of walking) will be led by Dawn Snyder, Education Programs Director, Woodbury County Conservation Board and Dr. Bill Zales, retired botany professor.

Guided Hike through Nature Conservancy Land.

Seed Preparation for packaging, and a packaging event for the Seed Share

Harvesting many overgrowing Native plants for the December Wreath Make and Take. Grapevine, Greenery, Virginia Creeper made into wreaths to dry.

2022 Seed Share and Annual Meeting
We shared a brief recap of our year, and voted on our Officers for 2023
We received Native Seed Planting Suggestions,
& Propagation Techniques such as Winter Sowing, Native Crop Circle Sowing, Fall Prep for Spring Planting

Our Seasonal Member's Only Party!
Food! Fun! Festivities!
Get to know your fellow members in a super relaxed environment, come and go as you please!

 If wreaths are not your thing--Come anyway, Chat, Eat, and enjoy!

Garden Artisan Booth